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2006 hurricane preparations top Mississippi’s legislative agenda
Jan 23 2006 // PCI pushing for stronger building codes Enacting and enforcing a strong statewide building code could save billions of dollars in damages from hurricanes and should be among the top priorities of Mississippi lawmakers...
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Jan 22 2006 // 2006 hurricane preparations top Mississippi’s legislative agenda PCI pushing for stronger building codes Enacting and enforcing a strong statewide building code could save billions of dollars in damages from...
FEMA Issues New Maps to Assist Miss. Recovery Effort
Jan 19 2006 // The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has developed a series of topographic maps for...
Miss. Hurricane Victims Warned: Beware of Contractor Scams
Jan 12 2006 // Hurricane Katrina victims in Mississippi have been warned to beware of scam artists and disreputable contractors and to check contractors out closely before hiring them to do repairs, according to Robert Latham, director...
U.S. Rep. Taylor Joins Lawsuit Against Mississippi Insurer
Jan 11 2006 // U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., has joined the thousands of Mississippians suing State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., challenging the insurance company’s refusal to cover property losses resulting from Hurricane...
Miss. Commission Recommends Safer Structures, Storm-Aware Development
Jan 11 2006 // Mississippi building and zoning codes requiring safer structures and more storm-aware development patterns are outlined as part of a 190-page final report issued by Gov. Haley Barbour’s Commission on Recovery,...
I.I.I. Says Record Mississippi Homeowners’ Claim Payments from 2005 Hurricanes
Jan 9 2006 // The record total of homeowners insurance claims payments resulting from the 2005 hurricanes in Mississippi is reportedly enough to wipe out all homeowners premiums paid in the state during the past 17 years. The magnitude...
Miss. Receiving $6.6M to Boost ‘Safe Room’ Program
Jan 9 2006 // In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and amidst the ongoing recovery effort, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and federal officials reported the funding of a $6.6 million grant program to help protect against...
Miss. Legislative Sessions Begin, PCI Pushes for Stronger Building Codes
Jan 5 2006 // Enacting and enforcing a strong statewide building code could save billions of dollars in damages from hurricanes and should be among the top priorities of Mississippi lawmakers meeting in Jackson during the 2006...
Ala., Miss., La. Black Lawmakers Mull Hurricane Recovery Policy
Jan 4 2006 // Black lawmakers from Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama say the three states should work together – rather than against each other – on issues such as hurricane recovery. “We can all empathize with each...
Gov. Barbour Urges Lawmakers Not to Rely on ‘One-Time Money’
Jan 4 2006 // Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has warned lawmakers not to rely on “one-time money” granted by Congress to aid in Hurricane Katrina recovery and outlined how the money would be used. Congress appropriated $29...
Minimum Car Insurance Requirements, Cost to Miss. Motorists to Increase
Jan 3 2006 // Thousands of Mississippi motorists will see a higher bill when they renew their automobile insurance in 2006. A new law that took effect Jan. 1 doubles the minimum amount of liability insurance Mississippi drivers must...
Used vehicles need flood damage background checks
Jan 2 2006 // Flood damage checks are an essential buyer’s tool so used car purchasers and insurance companies can determine if a used car for sale by an owner in Atlanta or by a car dealer in Tampa, Fla., were not submerged in...
Individual Assistance for Katrina Victims in Miss. Hits $1B Mark
Jan 1 2006 // Federal and state aid to Mississippians affected by Hurricane Katrina throughout Mississippi has surpassed $1billion, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and...
Used vehicles need flood damage background checks
Jan 1 2006 // Flood damage checks are an essential buyer’s tool so used car purchasers and insurance companies can determine if a used car for sale by an owner in Atlanta or by a car dealer in Tampa, Fla., were not submerged in...
Mississippi Coast faces the storm after the storms: wind or water damage?
Jan 1 2006 // The wind came first. It pried off boards and shot debris into windows at Ron Peresich’s home on Biloxi’s (Mississippi) Back Bay. It tore off rooftops and buckled walls in Bud Ray’s Long Beach...
Miss. Flood Insurance Policyholders May Receive Funds to Rebuild Higher
Dec 30 2005 // Flood insurance policyholders in Mississippi rebuilding in the wake of Hurricane Katrina may be eligible for up to $30,000 to help cover the cost of bringing their property into compliance with local building...
Best Week Says Mississippi’s Coast is Now a Wind vs. Flood Battleground
Dec 30 2005 // Early December in Biloxi, Mississippi, finds John Lennon’s bittersweet “Happy Christmas” playing on the car radio amid a devastated landscape left by Hurricane Katrina just months earlier. A State Farm...
2005, a Year to Remember: Busiest Hurricane Season of the Century for United States
Dec 29 2005 // The hurricane season made 2005 a year-to-remember, with the southeast encountering the busiest hurricane season of the century, with 26 named storms and 13 hurricanes, meteorologists used up the list of 21 proper names and...
La., Miss. Relief Agencies to Share $125K in Aid from Council Foundation
Dec 28 2005 // The Foundation for Agency Management Excellence (FAME), an insurance industry educational foundation of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, has identified the three relief agencies in Louisiana and Mississippi...
